3 w. ago Eni Aluko welcomes guilty verdicts for Joey Barton over 'offensive tweets' aimed at her, Lucy Ward and Jeremy Vine

A jury at Liverpool Crown Court found Joey Barton, 43, had 'crossed the line between free speech and a crime ' with six posts he made on X, formerly Twitter.

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3 w. ago Joey Barton guilty of sending grossly offensive social media posts to Jeremy Vine and female football pundits

A jury found the 43-year-old had ‘crossed the line between free speech and a crime’ with six posts he made on X

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3 w. ago Joey Barton found guilty over 'Fred and Rose West' social media posts

A jury of seven men and five women deliberated their verdict on Friday afternoon (November 7)

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3 w. ago Joey Barton guilty of sending ‘grossly offensive’ social media posts

Joey Barton was found guilty by a jury at Liverpool Crown Court

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3 w. ago Former Rangers star Joey Barton facing verdict over social media posts

Joey Barton is facing 12 charges of sending a grossly offensive electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety.

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3 w. ago Jury retires to consider verdicts in Joey Barton social media posts trial

Barton, 43, is said to have ‘crossed the line between free speech and a crime’ with his tweets.

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3 w. ago Joey Barton comments ‘made me feel physically unsafe’, Jeremy Vine tells court

Barton is on trial Liverpool Crown Court over allegations he sent grossly offensive social media posts on X to Vine, Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko with intent to cause distress or anxiety

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3 w. ago Joey Barton posts 'left female broadcasters scared' as Eni Aluko and Lucy Ward give evidence

Eni Aluko and Lucy Ward both gave evidence in court after Joey Barton denied 12 counts of sending a grossly offensive communication with the intention of causing distress or anxiety

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3 w. ago TV football commentator Lucy Ward tells court social media posts from Joey Barton left her 'intimidated' and 'physically scared'

Soccer pundit Lucy Ward, 51, said she feared attending matches after Joey Barton compared her to serial killers Fred and Rose West, because she was 'murdering' the commentary on a match.

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3 w. ago Rangers flop Joey Barton left female pundit 'physically scared' after Fred and Rose West X post

Joey Barton faces 12 counts of sending a grossly offensive electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety

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3 w. ago Lucy Ward says she 'knew he would get to me' as social media posts from Joey Barton left her 'scared'

The former footballer and TV commentator gave evidence in the trial

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3 w. ago Lucy Ward tells jury that social media posts from Joey Barton left her ‘scared’

Barton, from Widnes, Cheshire, denies 12 counts of sending a grossly offensive electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety.

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3 w. ago Former Rangers star Joey Barton 'crossed line' with 'bike nonce' social media posts, trial hears

Barton is on trial over social media posts referencing a trio of TV personalities

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